Johansson Won’t Join Broadway for Upcoming Production

The magnificent Scarlett Johansson has been known to conquer a wide range of roles in her vivacious acting career, but one she won’t be tackling anytime soon is the role of Fran in the upcoming revival of the Neil Simon/Burt Bacharach/Hal David musical Promises, Promises. There have been rumors flying that Johansson will soon lead the Broadway production into fruition, but her rep confirmed today that this news is all media fodder, as Johansson was never even approached to appear in the musical.

While it appears that Scarlett Johansson won’t be making her Broadway debut in Promises, Promises anytime soon, there have been other popular film stars whose names have been thrown into the mix as actors and actresses in the upcoming production. In October 2008, Sean Hayes and Anne Hathaway did a reading of Promises, Promises, and now those two names are coming up again as possible leads for the Broadway run. Hayes is reported to be the male lead for the production, but Hathaway’s involvement in the production is less certain, as the role of Fran continues to be virtually un-cast. Stay tuned for more as the details for Promises, Promises unravel - with our without Scarlett Johansson!

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Posted in General on September 30, 2009

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